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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Last week I sat out on my porch and shot pictures as I watched the rain fall. It was peaceful and relaxing. I got some fun shots, sometimes shooting with a small aperture and a slow shutter speed while zooming. Some are a little different, but I decided I like them. ; D

Sunday, March 25, 2012

I am thoroughly delighted that spring is here. Flowers are blooming, bees buzzing, birds singing, calves kicking and playing in pastures without a care in the world, and new life is just flourishing everywhere. It's delightful and encouraging to observe all this after a gray and dull winter. Here are some recent (mostly macro) pictures I've taken of the happy spring colors. ; D

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Lightning is truly awesome. It's powerful, beautiful and thoroughly intimidating when you are standing in the middle of an open field. ; ) Most of the time I try to stay undercover while shooting it, but once in a while to get the best shot I have to... Umm... shove away some commonsense, while trying not to think about getting struck and step out into the storm. ; ) And some people think being a photographer is boring.... ; D

Saturday, March 10, 2012

I unfortunately do not have a macro lens at the moment. : ( Big bummer. One of my friends though showed me a trick that enabled me to take macro shots, without spending $1,000. ; ) I was thrilled to get pictures of the smaller world.

Salt Shaker

A small flower (about an inch long) on a mirror with a lightbulb in the background.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

I love this butterfly picture, but I gotta tell you it is SO HARD (at least out here in the Midwest) to get a picture of a Monarch butterfly with it's wings open. I chased those things for 45 minutes. Yeah, a nut moment, but I got the picture. ; D